October 27, 2005 / Front Page

By Neil S. Friedman Firefighters from the Rockaway Park-way firehouse, responding to a one-alarm blaze, rescued a family of three from their Breukelen Houses apartment early last Saturday morning. More...

By Debbie Cohen A community meeting was held last week to address the ongoing problem of students from nearby I.S. 78 harassing merchants and residents along a Mill Basin shopping strip after dismis-sal from school. More...

By Dara Mormile Local civic and block associations and community residents were invited to submit street reconstruction requests for the capital and expense budget for Fiscal Year 2007 at last week More...

The varsity football teams at South Shore and Canarsie high schools each posted victories last weekend. The host Vikings came from behind in the second half to score two touchdowns and overtake the Brooklyn Tech Engineers, 14-7. More...

There was a time when Halloween was really nice; a lot of fun for kids who would trek the streets in their costumes, shopping bags fairly bursting with goodies, and lots of laughter. Then it was not so nice; more scary, really. More...

The New York City Department of Education (DOE) has announced a new outreach campaign to encourage parents and students to submit school meal applications and help children take advantage of free and reduced-price meals in their schools. More...

When I came to New York 40 years ago with little more than a college degree, debts to pay and big dreams, I was shocked at how expensive housing was in the city. Today, I understand how difficult it is to find affordable housing, and that More...